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Business News | Dubai | Staff
Reporter | Thursday, June 14, 2007
Cerner opens new Dubai office
(Dubai Health & News) Cerner, an international
supplier of healthcare information technology (HIT) solutions, has
opened a new Dubai office to supplement its Solutions centre in Abu
Dhabi as it continues to expand its healthcare IT presence in the
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The move comes as Cerner
seeks to strengthen relationships with key Middle Eastern clients and
improve value chain integration with key regional suppliers and
partners.
"The Middle East is a high potential, rapidly growing market for
healthcare, with increasing public and private sector investment to
improve healthcare delivery. For instance, the UAE and Saudi governments
sponsor up to 75 percent of all health sector investment in their
respective countries, while 2007 figures indicate Lebanon allocating
over 10 percent of GDP to expenditure in the sector. Cerner's end to end
solutions, service portfolios and proven market leadership in healthcare
IT have generated substantial interest, leading us to enlarge our
presence in the region," noted Dr. Doug Krebs, President Cerner
Global.
Cerner offers end to end solutions and service portfolios for hospitals
and health systems, physician practice, life science, community and
personal health, and home care. The company also offers learning
services and provides a full spectrum of learning solutions for an
extensive curriculum of courses. In 2005, the company signed an
agreement with Abu Dhabi's General Authority and Health Services (GAHS),
and followed up by partnering with King Faisal Specialist Hospital &
Research Center Phase II in 2006.
"Dubai is one of the leading regional business centers selected by
major organizations, with transparent rules and regulations facilitating
an open business environment. Cerner is committed to a customer-centric
ethos, and being based in Dubai will allow us to provide world class
support to our many regional clients," Dr. Doug Krebs added.
With more than 7,500 associates worldwide, including 900 clinicians,
Cerner has deployed nearly 6,400 Cerner Millennium solutions in more
than 1,100 facilities in across the globe. Considered the most
aggressive R&D investor in US markets, Cerner's cumulative R&D
is set to exceed USD 2 billion by 2010. The company has developed a
clinical system that has won the accolade of the world's leading health
IT system, with state of the art intellectual and technology resources
maximizing performance, security and availability to guarantee a minimum
uptime of 99.9%.
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Cerner Dubai employees
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